The hot housing markets are mostly out west, and the laggards are in the east

The National Association of Realtors released metro area home-price data for the second quarter, and the breakdown makes clear that house-price growth is slowing down. According to the NAR, 19 areas in the second quarter had double-digit increases, compared with 37 areas in the first quarter and the overall average of 43 areas since the second quarter of 2013.

Nationwide, the median existing single-family home price in the second quarter was $212,400, up 4.4% from the second quarter of 2013.

The first map shows cities in which single-family homes rose by at least 10%.

It’s led by two Oregon cities, Salem — with 24.9% growth — and the Eugene-Springfield area, with 18.1% growth, and has a decidedly western orientation.

At least one city may perplex — the New York City area saw prices slip 0.8%. Keep in mind — that’s for single-family homes. The NAR also calculates apartment and condo prices, which have shot up 14% in the Big Apple.

The top five markets by single-family home prices are: the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area at $899,500; the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif., area at $769,600; the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., area at $691,900; the Honolulu area at $678,500; and the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif., area at $504,200.

The cheapest five markets by single-family home prices are: the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio, area at $78,600; the Rockford, Ill., area at $85,300; the Elmira, N.Y., area at $87,800; the Decatur, Ill., area at $90,900; and the Toledo, Ohio, area at $95,900. (Note that the NAR didn’t have data on Detroit.)